I'm putting together a county-by-county map of sports allegiances across New York State (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and other leagues as gauged by interest). To do so I am collecting self-reported data from New Yorkers. If you have the time and are a sports fan of any size, I would appreciate if you helped fill up my dataset. Right now I have a little over 100 responses, but a lot of them are from NYC and Long Island (where I'm from). I'm trying to get a much larger and diverse dataset to boost the overall quality of the project. All answers are anonymous. You'll have to be logged into an email for Google Forms to ensure more than one response is not submitted by the same person, but I can not see any of it.

If you're curious here's the link: https://forms.gle/ZcAaWBVEJNeHr2RUA

Any responses would be appreciated, Thanks!

Go Knicks and Go Bills

A local Germantown artist, Paul Jacobsen, has created an 18ft infinity pyramid sculpture which he has called "The Portal". The scale is hard to see in the photos but it's pretty big. It's supposed to blend with the surroundings almost as part of the land art movement. It's open for anyone to visit, a pretty cool spot for some photos. You can walk inside and

It has some really fun acoustics too. You can visit it at the Gatherwild Ranch in Germantown.

Revolutionary War-dated LS, signed "Go: Washington," and penned in the hand of his trusted aide-de-camp, James McHenry, one page, 7.25 x 9, June 10, 1779. Addressed from "Head Quarters," the letter was sent to New York Governor George Clinton.

In full: "I am honored with your Excellency's favour of yesterday by Col. Malcolm, who has communicated to me the particulars with which you charged him ” I beg leave to refer you to my letter of yesterday which I hope you have received. In that, sensible of the inconvenience of keeping out the militia at this season of the year, I anticipated your wish for their discharge with my warmest acknowledgements for the zeal and alacrity they have discovered on the present interesting occasion."

In very fine to fine condition. Written during a critical phase of the Revolutionary War, this letter concerns New York militia forces called into service under Governor George Clinton, one of Washington's most important wartime allies, in response to a major British offensive in the Hudson Valley.

On June 1, 1779, British forces under Sir Henry Clinton had seized the American fortifications at Stony Point and Verplanck's Point, capturing the strategically important King's Ferry crossing and threatening communications between New England and the Middle Colonies. The New York militia whose discharge Washington discusses had been mobilized to meet this threat, lending particular weight to his expression of gratitude for their "zeal and alacrity."

Written amid the American response to the loss of Stony Point, the letter dates to the same campaign that culminated five weeks later in Brigadier General Anthony Wayne's celebrated midnight assault and recapture of the fortification. The "Col. Malcolm" referenced is Continental Army officer William Malcolm, who frequently served as an intermediary between Washington and New York authorities.

Acknowledging the burden of retaining militia in the field during the farming season, Washington moves to release the troops while maintaining the goodwill of the governor, whose cooperation remained essential to the defense of the Hudson Highlands. Penned by future Secretary of War James McHenry and signed by Washington at the conclusion, the letter reflects the constant coordination required between military and civil leadership during the struggle for American independence.

I'm seeking the kind, loving, and responsible pawrents that are destined to be the lifelong companions to this inseparable pair: Fiona and Marlin! I took in Fiona off the streets in January when she was begging for shelter, and I have been fostering her ever since. I didn't realize until February that she was pregnant, and she gave birth to 5 kittens in my bathroom on March 1st. All of her kittens have since moved on to their furever homes, except for Marlin, who is absolutely enamored with his mama and will never part with her. A little bit about them:

Fiona is approximately 2 years old, spayed, dewormed, and FIV/FelV negative. She has a very serene demeanor and loves to snooze peacefully near her humans all through the day. She is unbelievably sweet and affectionate, always purring and accepting scritches. She's also vocal and has an adorable raspy meow that she's always dispatching to make Marlin fall in line. Though she's less energetic than her baby, she can definitely catch a bout of the zoomies at least once per day, and loves to wrestle with Marlin or chase a string toy.

Marlin is 5.5 months old, in-tact, and dewormed. He's lived indoors his whole life. He is very curious, adventurous and rambunctious and will entertain you all day long with his little boy antics. He is obsessed with his mommy and always running after her when she calls. When Fiona is purring and taking pets, he always runs in-between and tries to steal the pets for himself. Though he's too busy working off his zoomies to be a lap cat, he can be very sweet and affectionate when he winds down and he has an adorable little purr. He is also a vocal little man and has a perfectly practiced "whiny" meow to let you know when he's displeased.

You can check out Marlin and Fiona on Instagram @ realstreetcatsofJC

There is no adoption fee for these two, but we do require that the adopter schedule an appointment to get Marlin neutered through Liberty Humane Society as part of the adoption contract - I am happy to facilitate that.

If you are interested, please fill out This Adoption Inquiry Form. This form serves merely as a precursor to gauge compatibility and set up a meet and greet, it is NOT a commitment to adopt. If upon reading through the form we feel there is potential, we will reach out to schedule a call.

If you cannot adopt but would like to help these angels find their furever home, PLEASE help us by ENGAGING WITH THIS POST (like, comment, repost) and sharing with your network! It is common knowledge that adult cats are adopted far less easily than kittens. Marlin is still a kitten and I'd love for his human companions to experience the delight of witnessing him grow up. Tabbies are too often overlooked and we'd appreciate any boost we can get in circulating this post until it reaches the ones who are meant to love and be loved by Fiona and Marlin forever <3

Fellow Hudson Valley folks, It seems flock cameras have been reported facing down the Plum Point access road. For those who don’t know, these cameras read license plates and feed a massive surveillance network that, as far as we know, isn’t regulated at all and could be used for god knows what nefarious purposes.

Plum point is a public park that we taxpayers pay for. It’s been “locked down” and closed to cars for a long time while everyone argues over who’s going to pay for the reported “fire damage” under the bridge.

Now I know of course we’ve all been very good citizens and would never consider walking into the park despite those scary signs and nigh impenetrable fence, but nevertheless stay safe out there and protect your privacy as best you can. A risk to the privacy of any of us is a risk to the privacy of all of us, and we should all care. Regardless of where you stand politically or otherwise, you better believe each and every one of us is in that database together and I don’t think we should wait around to find out how they’ll use it.